| Cerithiopsis ara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Family: | Cerithiopsidae |
| Genus: | Cerithiopsis |
| Species: | C. ara |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerithiopsis ara Dall & Bartsch, 1911 | |
Cerithiopsis ara is a species of sea snail, a gastropod in the family Cerithiopsidae, which is known from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It was described by Dall and Bartsch in 1911.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.2 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 24 m. Maximum recorded depth is 55 m.
References
- Cerithiopsis ara at World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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| Cerithiopsis ara | |
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